Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-22
THE ALL.ABSORBlNC TOPIC
Another New England Man Mentioned For
the Interstate Commission.
ONLY THREE MEMBERS CHOSEN.
Ex-senator Eaton Discusses the Pres
Dental Probabilities OF 1SS8-The
Most Available Candidates
Other Washington News.
The lpter.state Ouestion.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. The one absorbing topic
in Washington continues to be the personnel
of the Interstate commission. Every man
prominent In business or political life who
comes here is at once seized upon as certain
candidate for place on the board and he is
interviewed and pumped until he leaves. w.
w. Crapo, of Massachusetts,, who was here on
Saturday, it is learned to-day positively de-
clned the proffer of place. 1t seems to be
the settled conviction of everyone that New
England man Is to be present before the
president can announce the appointments.
The latest to be selected by common consent
Is Hon. John w. Gambler, of Boston, who was
q member OF the Forty-seventh congress. Mr..
Gambler only served one term, but during
his service he made an exceedingly valuable
member of the commerce committee, which
committee at that time had charge of the river
and harbor bill. He voted for the
passage of that bill over the veto OF Presi
dent Arthur and that veto retired him to pri
vate life. 1t is said tonight that Mr.. Card-
Ter can shave place on the board II he will
accept. but his friends here think that he can
not be induced to do so. With a Massachu-
practically complete, though 1t is said at the
white house that only three members have
been definitely chosen. 1t is understood
that the fifth man will come from New y York
and that the president has several good men
in that state from whom to choose, any one
whom he knows will accept.
PRESIDENTIAL PROBABILITIES.
Ex-senator Eaton, OF Connecticut, was
iticaI outlook toward 1853: if s the re- repab- ID
lican nominating conyenton were to meet
tomorrow, think Mr.. Blaine, would GER
tainly be the choice. Not" he added, that
SharmQn
He would make the best run. But, of all the
republicans | think that MIR. Edmunds
would make the best president The admin
sTafEa ndmnaSn %oS tSoSsS Ss fs' lie cannot get the
ut has been suggested that Mr.. Blaine
would not like to see another republican
elected Immediately after his defeat"
~ know; but If Blaine is not nominated
field. and will do all he can to secure his
"Allison, I suppose said the reporter.
III. III so SOB, he viii VII be elected" was the en-
What is the outlook for the democrats?"
II don't like to talk about it. 1 am dem
Ocrat and don't like to think about 1t" and
he shook his head suggestively.
AN UNGUARDED TREASURY.
The press dispatches have announced the
fact that the officials of the treasury have
given orders that several men who made
frequent visits to the vaults should no longer
ing around the department for some time.
| and it was feared that their designs upon
the wealth which was stored in the cellar
was not altogether proper one. The de,
partment has for some time past allowed
visitors into the vaults between the hours of
12 and 2 o'clock eacl. day. The enormous
silver store-house is literally packed full;
there is not room for even another bag, and
bullion attracts the cupidity of impecuniOus
visitors. 1t is a great many years since an
attempt was made to rob the treasury and no
one has ever tried to carry off the coins stored
since the Bland law made storage necessary.
Beyond twenty-five or thirty watchmen who
are employed to watch the building when the
clerks are gone there is absolutely no pro-
lection whatever against robbers, and IT is
that q gang of thieves might secrete them
selves somewhere in the building and per-
haps they might be able to break into some
tion of the building would make it an ex-
ceedingly dangerous undertaking and 1t is
hardly likely that any thief would have the
hardlhood to attempt It. The fact that the
building is not watched from the outside
causes no comment whatever from people
who know how things are conducted In this
country, but the English visitors to the capi-
tai always wonder why squad OF soldiers
treasury building by night as is the case in
London IN the neighbOrhood of the Ba nk of
England.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.
The following attorneys were admitted to
practice before the interior department
to-day: John p. Swisher, Cedar Rapids
Ihos. Malleson, Panora; q. McFall, w. q.
Jones, OskolOosa; +. M. Darlington, Chad
ron; A. 5. Drake, Ipswich; Robert p. Alli-
son, Steele; Nelson F. Boucher, Washburn
John j. Skuse, Fargo. Oak.
PENSIONS GRANTED IOwANS.
Iowa pensions were granted to-day as fol-
lows: Sarah E.. widow of John Denbow,
AlhjOn (oripinaN Levi & Silyester lhja
Hirim ' Fearco, creston; Isaac Wiiiett,'
| Columbus junction; John w. Jones' Man.
son:. Stephen Cain, Dubuque Gncreasel
Calvin r. Jackson, Plano; John +. w.
Increased: John Denbow, deceased (of
widow Albion.
| Pritchett Among the Appointees.